Discourse, Normative Change and the Quest for Reconciliation in Global Politics

Description: Discourse, Normative Change and the Quest for Reconciliation in Global Politics by Judith Renner This book offers a new and critical perspective on the global reconciliation technology by highlighting its contingent and highly political character as an authoritative practice of post-conflict peacebuilding. After retracing the emergence of the reconciliation discourse from South Africa to the global level, the book demonstrates how implementing FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book offers a new and critical perspective on the global reconciliation technology by highlighting its contingent and highly political character as an authoritative practice of post-conflict peacebuilding. After retracing the emergence of the reconciliation discourse from South Africa to the global level, the book demonstrates how implementing reconciliation in post-conflict societies is a highly political practice which entails potentially undesirable consequences for the post-conflict societies to which it is deployed. Specifically, the book shows how the reconciliation discourse brings about the marginalisation and neutralisation of political claims and identities of local post-conflict populations by producing these societies as being composed of the victims and perpetrators of past human rights violations which are first and foremost in need of reconciliation and healing.This book will interest students and teachers of transitional justice and international relations. -- . Flap This book offers a new and critical perspective on the global reconciliation technology by highlighting its contingent and highly political character as an authoritative practice of post-conflict peacebuilding. After retracing the emergence of the reconciliation discourse from South Africa to the global level, the book demonstrates how implementing reconciliation in post-conflict societies is a highly political practice which entails potentially undesirable consequences for the post-conflict societies to which it is deployed. Specifically, the book shows how the reconciliation discourse brings about the marginalisation and neutralisation of political claims and identities of local post-conflict populations by producing these societies as being composed of the victims and perpetrators of past human rights violations which are first and foremost in need of reconciliation and healing.This book will be of interest to students and teachers of transitional justice and international relations. Author Biography Judith Renner is Assistant Professor in Political Science at the Technical University Munich Table of Contents List of figuresAcknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1. A discourse theoretical approach to normative change 2. The emergence of reconciliation as an empty universal in South Africa 3. The global proliferation of the reconciliation language in the context of the transitional justice discourse 4.The proliferation of reconciliation practices and the rise of a global reconciliation coalition5. Bringing reconciliation to Sierra Leone: the global reconciliation discourse and its local performance Conclusion Review Judith Renners book is an excellent combination of empirical analysis and theoretical reflection which enhances not only our understanding of the global rise of the reconciliation discourse, but also illuminates the theoretical problem of normative change in international politics. -- Christopher Daase. A superb, analytically sharp and yet eminently readable treatment of the rise of the concept of reconciliation in international politics. This is a piece of work that will change the way we view reconciliation as a device in post-conflict situations. -- Thomas Diez. This book is a must-have for anyone who doubts that discourse analysis has something to offer to our understanding of society. It demonstrates how reconciliation as a recipe and truth and reconciliation commissions as a technique could become hegemonic concepts in the global discourse on how societies should deal with atrocities they committed or suffered in the past. A truly fascinating endeavor! -- Bernhard Zangl. Long Description This book offers a new and critical perspective on the global reconciliation technology by highlighting its contingent and highly political character as an authoritative practice of post-conflict peacebuilding. After retracing the emergence of the reconciliation discourse from South Africa to the global level, the book demonstrates how implementing reconciliation in post-conflict societies is a highly political practice which entails potentially undesirable consequences for the post-conflict societies to which it is deployed. Specifically, the book shows how the reconciliation discourse brings about the marginalisation and neutralisation of political claims and identities of local post-conflict populations by producing these societies as being composed of the victims and perpetrators of past human rights violations which are first and foremost in need of reconciliation and healing.This book will interest students and teachers of transitional justice and international relations. Details ISBN1784993905 Author Judith Renner Pages 208 Publisher Manchester University Press Year 2016 ISBN-10 1784993905 ISBN-13 9781784993900 Format Paperback Imprint Manchester University Press Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 327.172 Short Title DISCOURSE NORMATIVE CHANGE & T Language English Media Book Illustrations Line drawings, black & white Publication Date 2016-04-04 Series G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects UK Release Date 2016-04-04 NZ Release Date 2016-04-04 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2016-04-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129802971;

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